Vertical Stone House in old city of Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects
15/01/2020.
[Safed] Israel
metalocus, JOAN MARSET
metalocus, JOAN MARSET
The Israeli architecture firm Henkin Shavit Architecture & Design, based in Tel Aviv and led by Irit Henkin and Zohar Shavit architects, were commissioned to renovate and redesign a residential private house for preservation, in the old city of Safed.
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects. Photograph by Assaf Pinchuk
Ground floor plan. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
First floor plan. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
Roof plan. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
Section AA. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
Section BB. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
Section CC. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
Section DD. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
South east elevation. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
Diagrams. Vertical Stone House in Safed by Henkin Shavit Architects.
The web of crowded housing of old stone buildings in the old quarter of Safed is a complex context dictating a dialogue between the old and the new, between preservation and renewal and between the traditional and the trendy.
The architects, Henkin Irit & Shavit Zohar, started the project s with the complex stage of documentation and getting acquainted with the various formative and material aspects of the site
The house is an old stone building, built in the shape of the Hebrew letter "Chet" , surrounding and inner courtyard. In its original layout, it contains five levels: the wine cellar level, 3 residential levels and the upper level – balconies and outer spaces.
The architects, Henkin Irit & Shavit Zohar, started the project s with the complex stage of documentation and getting acquainted with the various formative and material aspects of the site
The house is an old stone building, built in the shape of the Hebrew letter "Chet" , surrounding and inner courtyard. In its original layout, it contains five levels: the wine cellar level, 3 residential levels and the upper level – balconies and outer spaces.
"The design of the house presents the old via original lime-stones, arches, vaults and niches, while the new gets represented by materials such as concrete, mosaics, steel and tin threshing, as well as transparent and semi-transparent glass."
Henkin Shavit.
Project description by Henkin Shavit
A residential private house for preservation that has been re-designed and planed anew in the old city of Safed. The web of crowded housing of old stone buildings in the old quarter of Safed is a complex context dictating a dialogue between the old and the new, between preservation and renewal and between the traditional and the trendy.
The house is an old stone building, built in the shape of the Hebrew letter "Chet" , surrounding and inner courtyard. In its original layout, it contains five levels: the wine cellar level, 3 residential levels and the upper level – balconies and outer spaces.
The planning concept included values of both preservation and renewal, while connecting between the inner and the outer and between the public and the private.
The courtyard, which is an outer space, serves the function of a public space in the new house and the peripheral spaces function as the private spaces of the new house.
The architects, Henkin Irit & Shavit Zohar started the project s with the complex stage of documentation and getting acquainted with the various formative and material aspects of the site after carrying out a comprehensive stage of exposing the site. Stone walls, arches, stone niches and impressive water well were all exposed at this stage. After this stage, the plan and the different sections were consolidated. The house has an impressive vertical section and a light steel and wood bridge connects the two masses adjacent to the public space. This bridge corresponds with an original flight of stairs, which dictates the vertical circulation.
The house program includes a kitchen, salon and a dining corner on ground level. The cellar level contains storage place and a space for the landlords' grandchildren to play in. The middle level contains a hosting unit + a toilet and a shower. In the upper level there is a sleeping and working area with attached bathroom and toilet. This space is made up of a bridge leading to the different two wings, which are also attached with balconies and outer spaces.
The upper level consists of a big balcony overlooking a magnificent view of the surroundings in general and Mt. Meron in particular.
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Architects
Henkin Shavit Architecture & Design. Henkin Irit & Shavit Zohar.
Area
150 m²
Dates
2015
Craftsmen / Manufacturers
Lighting- Yair-Doram. Lighting- Trigon Yam. Wood work.– " Pri Ha'aretz" Eran. Two framed photos.- Graphic Design, Dror Niv. Birch sandwich folding table.– Henkin Shavit. Sofa.- Henkin Shavit, fabrics, Saga Gallery. Tailormade Vases.- NOAM DOVER & MICHAL CEDERBAUM. Hexagons Stools.- Golan elbaz architecte. Gold Candlesticks.- Aviel Abudraham. Pink Sheet chair.- RABBITS / 2009 Magenta. Fluorescent lamp.- NAAMA HOFMAN. Blue wooden pendulum clock.- ben broida.
Photography
Irit Henkin, Zohar Shavit Henkin-Shavit Studio
Henkin-Shavit Studio. Irit Henkin & Zohar Shavit were graduated with honors in 2004 from HIT (Holon Institute of Technology). After graduation they opened an independent studio for design of residential apartments for comprehensive renovation and planning of private homes with unique historical value. Many of their projects were exhibited and published in Israeli magazines and abroad. The studio operates in Jaffa at an inspiring loft that was totally renovated and is overlooking the mediterranean sea and the amazing urban landscape of Jaffa-Tel Aviv.
Henkin-Shavit Studio provides the client with all his needs in his project and accompanies him from the initial idea stage, through structural planning to interior design. The beginning of the work process is creation of a leading idea for the project that enables all the elements to join together until a whole complex is created.
Henkin-Shavit Studio provides the client with all his needs in his project and accompanies him from the initial idea stage, through structural planning to interior design. The beginning of the work process is creation of a leading idea for the project that enables all the elements to join together until a whole complex is created.
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